Coexistence of Glutamate and Acetylcholine in the Developing Motoneurons

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 127-132

  Fu, Wen Mei ^a   Liou, Houng Chi ^a   Chen, Yu Hwa ^a   Wang, Seu Mei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Glutamate; Motoneuron; Xenopus cell culture

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH CONE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOTONEURON; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GROWTH CONES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; QUINOXALINES; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SYNAPSES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032581882     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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